Postpneumonectomy syndrome: another twist

J Thorac Imaging. 1997 Jul;12(3):209-11. doi: 10.1097/00005382-199707000-00007.

Abstract

This report describes the clinical, radiographic, and surgical findings in a patient with a rare postoperative complication, the postpneumonectomy syndrome. To our knowledge, it is the first reported case of postpneumonectomy syndrome after left pneumonectomy in a patient with a left-sided aortic arch.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aorta, Thoracic / abnormalities
  • Bronchial Neoplasms / diagnosis
  • Bronchial Neoplasms / surgery
  • Bronchoscopy
  • Female
  • Granular Cell Tumor / diagnosis
  • Granular Cell Tumor / surgery
  • Humans
  • Pneumonectomy / adverse effects*
  • Postoperative Complications* / diagnostic imaging
  • Postoperative Complications* / etiology
  • Postoperative Complications* / therapy
  • Syndrome
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed